Bowlers capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series

Bowlers capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series

JA Warrican of West Indies captured 19 wickets against Pakistan in the just concluded test series to provide the 19th occasion of a bowler capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series in the annals of a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamOppositionSeriesVenueMIBallsRunsW
1HMRKB HerathSri LankaPakistan2014Srl Lanka2474234823
2M MuralidaranSri LankaSouth Africa2006Sri Lanka2497839722
3NM LyonAustraliaBangladesh2017Bangladesh2480331522
4J BriggsEnglandSouth Africa1888-89South Africa2439110121
5A KumbleIndiaPakistan1998-99India2458731221
6IK PathanIndiaZimbabwe2005Zimbabwe2439123721
7Saqlain MushtaqPakistanIndia1998-99India2489940320
8DL VettoriNew ZealandBangladesh2004-05Bangladesh2467022420
9DW SteynSouth AfricaNew Zealand2007-08South Africa2433618420
10HMRKB HerathSri LankaNew Zealand2012-13Sri Lanka2470827820
11Noman AliPakistanEngland2024-25Pakistan2454527720
12RW PriceZimbabweWest Indies2003-04Zimbabwe2483639619
13HMRKB HerathSri LankaEngland2011-12Sri Lanka2471434119
14S ShillingfordWest IndiesZimbabwe2012-13West Indies2444920019
15Mehidy Hasan MirazBangladeshEngland2016-17Bangladesh2465629719
16HMRKB HerathSri LankaZimbabwe2016-17Zimbabwe2469628719
17G MotieWest IndiesZimbabwe2022-23Zimbabwe2453625919
18Sajid KhanPakistanEngland2024-25Pakistan2454440119
19JA WarricanWest IndiesPakistan2024-25Pakistan2443117119

JA Warrican of West Indies captured 19 wickets against Pakistan in the just concluded test series to provide the third occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series in the annals of a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamOppositionSeriesVenueMIBallsRunsW
1S ShillingfordWest IndiesZimbabwe2012-13West Indies2444920019
2G MotieWest IndiesZimbabwe2022-23Zimbabwe2453625919
3JA WarricanWest IndiesPakistan2024-25Pakistan2443117119

JA Warrican of West Indies captured 19 wickets against Pakistan in the just concluded test series to provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series  against Pakistan in the annals of a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamOppositionSeriesVenueMIBallsRunsW
1HMRKB HerathSri LankaPakistan2014Srl Lanka2474234823
2A KumbleIndiaPakistan1998-99India2458731221
3JA WarricanWest IndiesPakistan2024-25Pakistan2443117119

HMRKB Herath has captured 19 or more wickets in a two test series on four occasions. His feat is tabulated below. He also holds the record for most wickets in a two test series. He captured 23 wickets against Pakistan in 2014 series played in Sri Lanka

NoPlayerTeamOppositionSeriesVenueMIBallsRunsW
1HMRKB HerathSri LankaPakistan2014Srl Lanka2474234823
2HMRKB HerathSri LankaNew Zealand2012-13Sri Lanka2470827820
3HMRKB HerathSri LankaEngland2011-12Sri Lanka2471434119
4HMRKB HerathSri LankaZimbabwe2016-17Zimbabwe2469628719

India-Pakistan 1998-99 two test series played in India witnessed rival bowlers capturing 20 or more wickets. A Kumble captured 21 wickets for India, while Saqlain Mushtaq captured 20 wickets for Pakistan. This series remains the only two test series in which rival bowlers accounted for 20 or more wickets.

NoPlayerTeamOppositionSeriesVenueMIBallsRunsW
1A KumbleIndiaPakistan1998-99India2458731221
2Saqlain MushtaqPakistanIndia1998-99India2489940320

Sri Lanka is the only team to have five occasions of bowlers capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series. The following table lists the five occasions.

NoPlayerTeamOppositionSeriesVenueMIBallsRunsW
1HMRKB HerathSri LankaPakistan2014Srl Lanka2474234823
2M MuralidaranSri LankaSouth Africa2006Sri Lanka2497839722
3HMRKB HerathSri LankaNew Zealand2012-13Sri Lanka2470827820
4HMRKB HerathSri LankaEngland2011-12Sri Lanka2471434119
5HMRKB HerathSri LankaZimbabwe2016-17Zimbabwe2469628719
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